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ww2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | President of the US during the Depression and WWII. |
| Great Depression | Severe economic downturn that followed the collapse of the US stock market in 1929. |
| Atlantic Charter | Declaration of principles issued by Winston Churchill and FDR in August 1941. |
| appeasment | giving in to keep the peace |
| nazism | german brand of fascism |
| new deal | Roosevelt’s program for creating jobs and improving the American economy. |
| fascism | Political movement based on nationalism that gives power to a dictator and takes away from individual rights. |
| axis powers | gerany italy japan |
| winston churchhill | leader of great brit |
| isolationism | Belief that political ties with other countries should be avoided. |
| blitzkrieg | Warfare in which surprise air attacks are followed by massive attacks on land. |
| . Mein Kampf- | Book by Hitler outlining his beliefs and goals for Germany. |
| Benito Mussolini | facist leader of italy |
| hitler | fascist leader of germany |
| allies | Great Britain, France, US, and Russia |
| Non-aggression Pact | Agreement that says countries will not attack or invade one another. |
| aryans | german people |
| pearl harbor | navy base in hawaii attacked by japanese air force |
| Dwight Eisenhower | American general who helped drive the Germans out of Africa. |
| . Demilitarization | Breaking down armed forces and military. |
| D-Day | Huge Allied invasion mounted to retake France from the Germans. |
| Battle of Stalingrad | Battle during which the Red Army forced the Germans out of Stalingrad. |
| Isoroku Yamamoto | Japanese admiral who decided that the US fleet in Hawaii had to be destroyed. |
| Kamikaze | Japanese suicide pilots |
| . Douglas MacArthur- | US general who commanded Allied forces in the Pacific. |
| Democratization | process of creating a government elected by the people. |
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